We All Develop Habits, Even In Our Breathing
Could “Baby Brain” Actually Be a Breathing Habit!?
We view breathing as a powerful metaphor — your breathing habits reveal exactly what needs attention in both your physiology and psychology.
During pregnancy, the growing baby puts enormous pressure on the diaphragm. Most women unconsciously develop the habit of “reaching” or gasping for extra air, especially in the later months.
After giving birth, that habit often remains. Years later, whenever life feels stressful — a toddler tantrums, arguments with a partner — the body remembers the pregnancy pattern and she starts reaching for air again.
This chronic over-breathing disrupts natural reflexes and reduces oxygen delivery to the brain. Suddenly she feels dizzy, disoriented, forgets mid-sentence, and can’t hold a clear conversation… and everyone just calls it “baby brain.”
Before pregnancy she may have handled heated discussions with ease. Now, with lower brain oxygen, it feels impossible (and yes, low oxygen also affects things like libido and orgasm — but that’s another post).
In the meantime, it would greatly benefit every mom to learn about the most important part of breathing.
No wonder so many women (and their families) struggle for years after having children.
If this resonates with you
If you work in health, wellness, movement, coaching, or any space where people's nervous systems are important, understanding what breathing is actually doing in the body will change how you work.
Enrollment is now open for the Behavioral Breathwork Training LIVE. This is the only live training we are running this year.
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